Plate for serving pie



Jan. 5, 1954 E. A. BARR PLATE FOR SERVING PIE Filed Feb. 21. 1952 INVENTOR Elizabeth A Barr ATTUR N E Y8 Patented Jan. v5, 1954 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE PLATE FOR SERVING PIE Elizabeth A. Barr, Okemah, Okla.

Application February 21, 1952, Serial No. 272,803

3 Claims.

This invention relates to serving plates and more particularly to a plate for serving slices of me.

It is among the objects of the invention to provide an improved serving plate which is of a size to receive a single slice of pie; which has an upstanding ledge formation extending partly around the edge of the upper face thereof to engage the wider end of a sector shaped slice of pie and hold the crust at the wider end of a slice of an open top pie in upright position and from falling away from the adjacent portion of the filling; which will stack in multiple, one on the other; and which is simple and durable in construction, economical to manufacture, and neat and attractive in appearance.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the following description and the appended claims in conjunction with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a serving plate illustrative of the invention; and

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1.

With continued reference to the drawing, the serving plate comprises a plate portion, generally indicated at It, of well known shape, having a flat central portion l I of circular shape, a bead or fillet l2 marginally surrounding the central portion I! and projecting upwardly therefrom, and an annular rim or flange l3 surrounding the circular central portion I I and inclined upwardly and outwardly from the latter, the entire plate being substantially circular in plan.

The plate further includes a ledge formation, generally indicated at it, which extends up wardly from the top surface of the rim 13 of the plate adjacent the outer edge of the rim and ex tends partly around the rim, the ledge formation extending through an arc of approximately 100 degrees in the form of the invention shown in the drawing.

The formation I5 is tapered in thickness in a direction from the rim 13 to the outer edge of the formation, being brought substantially to a featheredge at its outer edge and tapers in width from its mid-length location symmetrically to its opposite ends, the maximum width of the formation being substantially the same as the width of the rim [3 of the plate. The outer surface of the formation I5 is spaced slightly inwardly of the outer edge of the rim E3 of the plate, as is particularly illustrated in Figure 2, and the formation is longitudinally curved on a curvature corresponding to that of the outer edge of the plate rim I3, the curvature of the outer and inner sides of the formation being substantially the same, so that the formation also tapers in thickness in a direction from its mid-length location to both of its ends.

The outer edge H5 of the formation is longitudinally curved on a curvature which also corresponds to that of the outer edge of the rim l3 of the plate, the curve of the outer edge of the formation touching the surface of the plate ledge at both ends of the formation and being symmetrical at the opposite sides of the midlength location of the formation.

The plate it! and formation it are both preferably integrally formed of the same material, a fired ceramic material being preferable, although other materials, such as synthetic resin plastic, metal or fibre may be used, without in any way exceeding the scope of the invention. In the use of the device a sector shaped slice of pie is placed upon theplate It with the wider end of the slice abutting against the ledge formation I5. It is to be noted that the ledge formation I5 is inclined somewhat outwardly and upwardly away from rim I3 of the plate, its inner surface having a somewhat greater inclination than its outer surface and corresponding to the inclination of the outer ring of a pie crust, so that the crust at the end of the pie slice rests against the inner surface of the formation I5. The formation l5 then supports the outer portion of the crust of the pie slice and holds the slice in shape, particularly preventing the crust at the wider end of the slice from falling away from the filling in the case of open top pies, such as custard, creamed or meringued pies.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiment is, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are, therefore, intended to be embraced therein.

What is claimed is:

l. A serving plate comprising a fiat body of substantially circular shape having a central portion and a flat annular rim surrounding said central portion and inclined upwardly and outwardly from the latter, and a single formation upstanding from said rim adjacent the outer edge thereof and extending partly therearound,

said formation tapering in thickness from said rim to the outer edge of the formation and tapering in width from its mid-length location to the opposite ends thereof and being longitudinally curved on a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the outer edge of said rim and having a length not materially greater than one fourth the annular extent of said rim.

2. A serving plate comprising a body of substantially circular shape having a flat central portion and an annular rim surrounding said centra1 portion and slightly inclined upwardly and outwardly from the latter, and a single formation upstanding from said rim. adjacent.

the outer edge thereof and extending through an are not in excess of one hundred degrees around said rim, said formation tapering in thickness from said rim to the outer edge of the formation and from the mid-length location of the formation to both ends thereof and tapering in width from its mid-length location to its opposite ends and being longitudinally curved on a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the outer edge of said rim, the outer edge of said formation being also curved on a curvature which is substantially symmetrical at the opposite sides of the mid-length location of the formation and touches the upper surface of said rim at the opposite ends of the formation, and the inner surface of said formation being inclined upwardly and outwardly from the adjacent portion of said rim.

3. A serving plate comprisim a body of substantially circular shape having a flat central portion and an annular rim surrounding said central portion and inclined upwardly and out- Wardly from the latter, and a single formation upstanding from said rim adjacent the outer edge thereof and extending partly therearound, said formation tapering in thickness from said rim to the outer edge of the formation and from the mid-length location of the formation to both ends thereof and tapering in width from its midlength location to its opposite ends and being longitudinally curved on a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the outer edge of said rim, the outer edge of said formation being also curved on a curvature which is substantially symmetrical at the opposite sides of the midlength location of the formation and touches the upper surface of said rim at the opposite endsv of the formation, said formation being inclined upwardly and. outwardly from said rim and having its outer and inner surfaces curved on substantially the same curvature so that the inner surface thereof has a greater inclination upwardly and outwardly of said rim than the outer surface of the formation.

ELIZABETH A. BARR.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date D. 7,169 Atterbury Feb. 17, 1874 411,619 Shaeffer Sept. 24, 1889 1,220,495 Cadby Mar, 27, 1917 1,756,963 Ware May 6, 1930 2,207,417 Smith July 9, 1940 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 6,477 Great Britain Mar. 15, 1919 

